Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 12GB GDDR7
MSI
75 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent 4K gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Efficient cooling with low temperatures
- Compact size for a high-end card
- 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
- High power consumption
- Occasional coil whine
- Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
- Large 4-slot design
Performance 4k 12
Noise level 15
Cooling efficiency 14
Build quality 8
Coil whine 7
Power consumption 6
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 12GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Gaming 1440p
Workstation
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 30.8700008392334 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 250★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 650★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 16 pins |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 231★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.72 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 12GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong raster (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong rt (78th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 12GB GDDR7
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 38 specs.
